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Old 11-13-2002 | 11:14 AM
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ArcticBowMan
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Default RE: coldest and hotest deer hunt?

Coldest, I can't remember the ambient, but I think it was around 30-40 below, but the wind chills were around 80 below. I got my first bow kill in that weather, an arctic fox. I've hunted caribou in near zero visibility at times, and it was probably around 70-80 below chills again there.

I've had two very hot hunts, the first being with Maui Wes in Molokai, Hawaii. It was January, and about 90 above with high humidity. We walked a couple miles into the mountains after spanish goats. I had just left 90 below wind chills on the north slope of Alaska, and I'm suprised the heat change didn't do me in. It held me up though, that's for sure!

This summer we went caribou hunting on the north slope. The week resulted in record highs for the area, topping low 90's for a few days. We got 14 caribou down in 6 days of hunting, 8 overall days, and lost no meat. The skeeters were out in full force, but more annoying than anything.

In all instances, it pays to have the right gear!
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